Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3 > Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Alternative fuel vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is not powered exclusively by a petroleum fuel source. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Appointed officer: means any person appointed to any statutory office or position or any other person appointed to any position of employment with a city or with a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
• Assessment: means the assessment that a specified county levies on benefitted properties under this chapter to pay for beneficial activities. See Utah Code 11-42b-101
• Assessment area: means a convention and tourism business assessment area designated under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-42b-101
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Assist: means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent, aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
• Beneficial activity: includes an activity to:

  (i)	promote tourism;

  (ii)	sponsor or incentivize a cultural or sports event, festival, conference, or convention;

  (iii)

  facilitate economic or workforce development for the lodging industry, including workforce recruitment or retention; or

  (iv)

  promote placemaking, visitor management, or destination enhancement. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 Benefitted property: means a lodging establishment that directly or indirectly benefits from a beneficial activity. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. See Utah Code 10-3-1303 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Compensation: means anything of economic value, however designated, which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to any person or business entity by anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever. See Utah Code 10-3-1303 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Cost savings: means a decrease in an expenditure, including a future replacement expenditure, by a political subdivision resulting from a performance efficiency measure adopted under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-44-102 Elected officer: means a person: (a)  elected or appointed to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member; or (b)  who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206. See Utah Code 10-3-1303 Facility: means a building, structure, or other improvement that is constructed on property owned by a political subdivision. See Utah Code 11-44-102 Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Municipal employee: means a person who is not an elected or appointed officer who is employed on a full- or part-time basis by a municipality or by a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. See Utah Code 10-3-1303 Municipality: means : (a)  a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class; (b)  a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or (c)  a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Owner: means the owner of a benefitted property, or the authorized agent or employee of the owner. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Performance efficiency measure: includes : (i)  insulation installed in a wall, roof, floor, foundation, or heating and cooling distribution system; (ii)  a storm window or door, multiglazed window or door, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window or door system, additional glazing, or reduction in glass area; (iii)  an automatic energy control system; (iv)  a heating, ventilating, or air conditioning and distribution system modification or replacement in a facility; (v)  caulking and weatherstripping; (vi)  a replacement or modification of a lighting fixture to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility unless the increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable building code for the proposed lighting system; (vii)  an energy recovery system; (viii)  a cogeneration system that produces steam or another form of energy for use primarily within a facility; (ix)  a renewable energy or alternate energy system; (x)  a change in operation or maintenance practice; (xi)  a procurement of a low-cost energy supply, including electricity, natural gas, or water; (xii)  an indoor air quality improvement that conforms to applicable building code requirements; (xiii)  a daylighting system; (xiv)  a building operation program that provides cost savings, including computerized energy management and consumption tracking programs or staff and occupant training; (xv)  a service to reduce utility costs by identifying utility errors and optimizing rate schedules; or (xvi)  the purchase and operation of an alternative fuel vehicle and the infrastructure to support the operation of alternative fuel vehicles. See Utah Code 11-44-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Qualified number of owners: means a number of owners of benefitted properties that represents 60% or more of the total assessment amount levied against all benefitted properties within a proposed or existing assessment area, provided that if an owner of one or more benefitted properties represents 40% or more of the total assessment amount levied against all benefitted properties within a proposed or existing assessment area, no more than 40% of the total assessment amount shall be attributed to that owner. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 Qualified performance efficiency service provider: means a person who: (a)  has a record of successful performance efficiency agreements; or (b)  has: (i)  experience in the design, implementation, and installation of performance efficiency measures; (ii)  technical capabilities to ensure that a performance efficiency measure generates cost savings; and (iii)  the ability to secure the financing necessary to support the proposed performance efficiency measure. See Utah Code 11-44-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Specified county: means a county of the first or second class. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Substantial interest: means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity. See Utah Code 10-3-1303 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Third party administrator: means a private nonprofit organization, primarily engaged in destination marketing and promotion, that enters into a contract with a specified county to provide beneficial activities within an assessment area in accordance with the management plan. See Utah Code 11-42b-101 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5